Online, space ship storytellers discuss why they tell stories for a living—and how to do it right.

In the near future, a young mother leaves behind a book for her daughter before she embarks on her space journey to the outer solar system in an attempt to communicate with extraterrestrial creatures. Sections from her book are interspersed with her husband's verbal recollections of their love story, which he addresses to their young daughter.

A thirteen-year-old space fanatic's day is made when he meets his astronaut role model, but he soon learns that his hero is not who he thought.

An explorer tells the tale of his time on another planet before making a strange request.

A crew of global explorers realize they may not be alone in the universe when they encounter a traveler from another world who wants to use his space technology for evil.

A human undergoes a procedure to transplant her consciousness into a spaceship, though her actions are held under strict protocol. After she befriends a vulnerable child stowaway onboard, she decides to take back control of the ship.

After a devastating accident in space, a young astronaut constantly underwhelmed by her own achievements is forced to make a long, arduous trek back to her ship while dragging the corpse of her more impressive partner.

When an old woman sees her son straining to leave to see the world, she remembers her husband doing the same many years earlier. In a fierce battle pitting love against discovery and adventure, she does her utmost to set him free.

A brief but ill-fated spark flares between an earth-roaming Spacer and a local frelk.

Three astronauts on the spaceship Sunbird survive collision with a solar flare only to discover that they have been transported through time, and are being contacted by a space crew of some of the last humans on Earth.